Marrano
[mə'rɑ:nəu]
- n. 马拉诺(被迫改信基督教的犹太人)[亦作Marrano]
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变形：
n. marranos
英文词源
- Marrano (n.)
- "Jew or Moor converted to Christianity," 1580s, from Spanish, probably literally "pig, swine," an expression of contempt, from Arabic muharram "forbidden thing" (eating of pork is forbidden by Muslim and Jewish religious law), from haruma "was forbidden" (see harem).